Burundi

Burundi is a small country but has a very large population for its size. Most people in Burundi are farmers who herd goats and cattle or grow bananas, beans, corn, and cassava. Red earth and lush tropical plants form a typical Central African landscape on its highland regions. Heavy tropical rains have washed the soil from the mountain slopes, especially on the volcanic rocks of the west. In the center and east are steep sided – plateaus rising from swamps. Burundi is close to the equator, but its climate is cool and there are two seasons a year.